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Tough Conversations

How to deal with problem employees and stay on the right side of strict labour law? Zia Taylor investigates.

Transformation in Mining

In a democratic South Africa, where we are still in the process of addressing the ills of the past that have to do with race and ethnicity, we tend to neglect other issues relating to transformation.

A Fine Vintage

South Africa produces some incredible wines, and the industry is booming says Zia Taylor. But just how do we compare on the international market?

Port Elizabeth Opera House: An Architecture of Synthesis

Change in architecture is inevitable. Buildings are seen to adapt to new cultural values and, through history and heritage, to embody a strong sense of place and time.

Free State’s Top Accounting Learner Achieves 100%

SPONSORED: At the Free State Thuthuka Development Camp awards, Mdladlamba and eight other learners were honoured as the province’s brightest maths, accounting and science learners by representatives of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), the Free State Department of Education, the University of the Free State (UFS) and the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA).

200 KZN Learners Attend SAICA Development Camp

SPONSORED: The main campus at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Pietermaritzburg was buzzing with activity from 4 to 9 July 2016 when 200 KZN matric learners took part in the Thuthuka development camp of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).

Nine Matrics Recognised for Excellence at Gauteng Development Camp

SPONSORED: Nine students were honoured as the brightest learners at a Development Camp where Gauteng’s top performing matric learners spent a week of their winter school holidays to improve their proficiency in mathematics, accounting and science.

Auditor-General Report: Municipalities Must Grow Their Own Timber

Auditor-General (AG) Thembekile Kimi Makwetu released a recent report detailing the state of financial health of South Africa’s municipalities and stresses the need for less discussions and a lot more action.

Walter Sisulu University’s First Chartered Accounting Students Graduate

It has been four years since Walter Sisulu University (WSU) embarked on a journey to regain South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) accreditation for its four-year BCompt (Accounting Sciences) degree. Last week, these efforts, supported by much-needed financial aid from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), bore the first fruit when 27 students from WSU’s initial 2012 intake took to the stage to graduate.

Four World-Class Cruise Ships to Make Their Debut

Flight Centre’s Cruiseabout specialists, who offer a broad range of cruise itineraries, have revealed that four new luxury ships, belonging to some of the world’s major cruise liners, will soon set sail.

Vision of a Future African City

Architectural students were challenged to imagine an African Future City in the annual Murray & Roberts Des Baker Competition.

Radical Pedagogies: Global Education and Upheaval

Ilze Wolff takes the opportunity to discuss the Radical Pedagogies project with Beatriz Colomina – a highly acclaimed architectural theorist and professor at Princeton University. Colomina recently presented her work at the annual Architecture ZA conference in Johannesburg.

Making Design Ideas Real

Johan Swart, Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, discusses whether practical ‘making’-experience should form a part of architectural curriculum. Through a recent collaborative workshop hosted by University of Pretoria’s Architecture Department and RAW Studios, Swart reflects on the benefits of such exposure.